Revealed: Stunning Daniel Ricciardo pace which would have rocked Silverstone
His best lap in Tuesday’s Pirelli tyre test would have been enough to qualify him in P2 for last weekend’s F1 British 🙈Grandꦆ Prix, according to .
His lap time was 1:27.൩415, just 0.7s off Max Verstappen's time which ear👍ned pole position at Silverstone, reports .
In mi𒐪tigation it is fair to say that faster tyre compounds ar🔯e available in tests, compared to the weekend, and the track was also in better condition than during Saturday’s qualifying.
Ricciardo was driving 2023 machinery for the first time when he got behind the wheel of the 🐻RB19.
Despite a spin, it seems the F1 veteꦚran has still got what it takes.
)— ESPN F1 (@ESPNF1)While he was testing the RB19, it was confirmed that he will🦂 make a full-time comeback driving for AlphaTa💮uri for the rest of this season.
Ricciardo will replace Nyck de Vr🔥ies with immediate effect, in time for next weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
Ricciardo’s return comes days after he exclusively told Crash that he would accept an AlphaTauri drive if ꦗit gave him a💜 shot at claiming a Red Bull seat.
ꦕ“Obvious♕ly I lost my seat and it was like ‘shit, my career is over type thing’,” he told us.
“And now, six months later I🍷’m getting to drive the best car [in t✃he tyre test].
“Even that aloꦿne I’m just taking it all in my stride. 𒉰I’m very appreciative and excited. I know I’ll be watched. I know it’s not just ‘hey man, go and do some laps for us’.
"Of course at this level everyone’s wa💎tching. But there’s no pressure. I’m just treating it as something that’s going to be an amazing experience, something that’s going to spark me again.” 📖;
James was a sports jour༒nalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, ဣto F1.
